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No. 431,431 Patented July 1, 1890.

Mar/1g j UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

ARTHUR W. BERNE, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO BROWNLEE IV. TAYLOR, OF SAME PLACE.

FARE-CO LLECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,431, dated July 1, 1890. l

A Application filed February 10, 1890- Serial No. 339,959- I (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WELLEsLE BERNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Fare-Collector; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact-description of the invention, such-as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fare-collectors in which the fare is placed within a portable case by the passenger and passes by gravity into a receptacle at the end of the case opposite to thatin which it was deposited; and it consists in certain improvements of such a collector whereby it is impossible to remove the fare from the receptacle after it has been deposited therein without separating the case and receptacle, and whereby the mouth of the receptacle is automatically closed and locked when the two are separated, thus requiring that the same be unlocked before it can again be opened for removing the fares. These objects are attained by the construction as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and which is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fare-collector closed and partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same. Fig. 3 is a broken perspective view of the connecting portions of the collector partly separated from each other.

In the drawings, A indicates the receivingcase, which may be of any desired material, and to which a bag or receptacle S is attached. The case is provided with a glass front and a metallic plate 0, which is hinged within its upper portion and extends diagonally down through the case to its end. A spring 3 behind the plate keeps its lower end against the wall of the case opposite to the one near which the upper end is pivoted. WVhen a passenger deposits a fare in the mouth of the collector E, which is preferably funnelshaped, it passes down between the plate and the glass front, where it can be seen by the conductor, and if found correct the lower end of the plate is pushed away from the wall by means of the thumb-piece D, which projects from the plate out through the side of the case, and the fare then passes down into the receptacle S. As soon as the pressure is removed from the thumb-piece the spring 3 brings the lower end of the plate back into its original position, and the collector is ready to be presented to another passenger for a fare.

To prevent the possibility of the fare being taken out at the mouth of the case after it has been deposited, and before it can be passed down into the receptacle, I provide the upper portion of the case with two plates or gravity-traps 1 and 2, hinged upon opposite sides of the case, so that if the case should be inverted to let the fare slip down and out of the mouth E the traps will swing in opposite directions to each other and close-the passage so completely that it would beimpossible for the fare to get past them. After the fare has entered the receptacle its return into the case is prevented by the gravity-trap or plate 4, which is hinged within the case" below the plate 0, which as soon as the case and receptacle are inverted to let the fare pass back into the case will swing on its pivots, and thus close the passage between the receptacle and the case.

The receptacle can be secured. to the case in any suitable manner; but I have generally provided it with a metallic case or mouth 0, which I shall call a slide,and into which the lower end of the upper case A is inserted where the two are joined together. The bag or receptacle S, which is preferably made of cloth, leather, or other suitable material, is secured to the lowerend of the slide by means of a metallic band B, between which and the slide the upper edge of the receptacle is clamped by means of ordinary rivets through them. The slide and case are secured together by means of a catch M, which is secured to a spring K within the slide. This catch projects through the case, and when the case and 5 slide are connected it projects through a slot M in the slide and prevents the slide from being removed until the catch has been with drawn, which is accomplished by pushing in on the pin or projection L, which is also se cured to-the spring and projects out through a semicircular "opening L at the top of the slide. As the case and slide can be separated by pressing upon the pin L, the contents of the receptacle could be taken out by simply separating the case and slide, if there were no'means to prevent it. To prevent'the removal of the contents of the receptacle in this manner, I provide the slide with the plate T, which is secured to the side at one end by means of the pivots 5, and has its opposite end provided with a lug or projection 7, which can be made to engage with a lock P on the other side of the slide by swinging the plate into a horizontal position.

the locksi In order-to make the plate'closerautOmatioally when the case" and slide are-sep'arated,- the plate-is connected with the lower end of thewcase 'byimea'ns of a link-or rod U, which is provided with the lugs '01 pivots '6 and 8 at its endsfthe lower one of which 6 engages with the plate, and the upper one 8 fits within a-hole H inthe lower'end of the case." I The side of' the plate or'trapzT is cutaway,- as at V,

and the lower end of the side of the case "iscut away'at for the reception and operation: of the dink-Without binding between the case and slide when they are put together.

This link iis of such ailengththat' when the' lower en dot the caseis inserted intothe slideas fanas-it will :go,the plate= T-is held flat againstone'side of' the slide, whichleaves anopen -passage between-the case and receptacle S; but'assoon as-tl'1e case and slideare drawn apart'the linkwill drawtheplateup into a: horizontal position, sothat it will stand directlyacross themouth of the receptacle and close=the passage through the slide. When it is drawn up into "this position, the lug 7 entersthe' slot Q and is automatically secured by the lock P. The case can thenbe removed from the slide bywithdrawing .the' pivot 8 from the hole-I-I, or-,'rather,loy taking-the case off of the pivot,'which'can be done by moving the=oase andslide in opposite directions A- flange F aroundthe lower portion of the case Aengages with the-top of the slide when the As the lock P is on the outside of the slide, a slot Q is out in the wall of the slide, throughwhich the lug. 7 can project as it isswung up to engage-with the contents maybe removed. The ease and receptacleare' then again united, when the collector is ready for further use. In this manner when the fare is deposited it is virtually in the possession of the company, as it is an impossibility for the conductor to gain access to it in; any manner. ceives thecollector from the proper officer, the conductor is given enough money to make change, and as the passenger deposits the fare inthe mouth of the case he has no opportunity whatever of keeping any or a portion of it, as it does not get into his possession at any time except Within the collector.

Having described my invention, What I claim is- I a case, of'a -receptacle detachably -secured to its lower r end, and :a plate within the 'mouth of therecept'acle'attached to the :lower end of the case, whereby; the re'moval of :the 0386' swings the plate and closes r the-receptacle;

substantially-asspecified:

2. In a fare collector,thecombinatiomwith a case,:ot' a receptacle havinga'slotted slidesecured to its :upper end, a lock =upon the slide, a plate' pivotallysecured within the slide and having a lugon'its free'end toen gage-with the lock,-tl1e-projection passing through the slot,and a link for connectingthe platewith thelower endof the'case; substantially, as specified.=-

Ina fare-collector, the combinatiomwith a case the lowerend of which is out awayand provided with a hole, of a '-"receptacl'e"having a slidesecured to its upper end, a plate-pivotally secured within the slide, theside-"of which isnotched'or cut away, and a link-the upper-end-of which'is secured to the'case and fits within the cut-away portion, and the-lower end is seen red totheplate-and fits within" the notchat its, side,- substantially as specified.

4. In afare-colleotor, the combination,with

a case having a flange around its lower por" tion, of a'receptacle havingja slide secured to its upper end, said slide having aslotand an-openingat its upper end, a spring within the lower end of the caseyhavinga pinand a catch secured thereto,-which" pass through and engagewith the slotand the opening-in" the slidewhen the collector is closed, and an an to mati'callyrlockin gplate pivot-ally sec ured- When-he re- 1. In a fare-collector, the:combi'natiomwith 

